Toyota Miraidon Project
The Toyota Miraidon Project (Japanese: トヨタミライドンプロジェクト TOYOTA MIRAIDON PROJECT), also known as the Toyota Engineering Society MIRAIDON Project, is an initiative launched by The Pokémon Company in partnership with the Toyota Engineering Society, a volunteer group within the Toyota Motor Corporation. The project's goal is to create a real-life functioning model of Miraidon, dubbed the "Toyota Engineering Society Miraidon", or "Toyota Miraidon" (Japanese: トヨタミライドン) for short.
Background
The Toyota Miraidon Project was largely undertaken by the Toyota Engineering Society ("TES" for short), a volunteer group within the Toyota Motor Corporation that largely consists of engineers at Toyota — members at Toyota interested in furthering technology are appointed to TES for one year.[2] The impetus of the project was the 2023 edition of the Toyota Engineering Society's annual "WakuWaku World" (Japanese: わくわくワールド) event at Toyota City, Aichi.[1] The theme set out by TES in 2023 was "Future Mobility", and after surveying roughly 8,000 responses from elementary school students in Aichi Prefecture, TES selected a drawing by Hinano Serizawa of Miraidon, the game mascot of Pokémon Violet, with which they would plan and realize the Toyota Miraidon Project.[1][3]
The Toyota Engineering Society partnered with The Pokémon Company in building the real-life Miraidon for the project. Work on the project involved around 300 members[1] and began in June 2023, and the finished build was completed in six months.[2] The Toyota Miraidon build comprises an inner structure containing the frame and motors, and a decorative exterior structure. Challenges include translating the slender in-game model of Miraidon into a structure that can actually be ridden on. The Toyota Miraidon can transform between its "Low-Power Mode" and "Drive Mode," just like its in-game counterpart. The Toyota Engineering Society states that the motorcycle is very similar in size to the actual Miraidon, being roughly 4 meters long and 2 meters high.[1] The Toyota Miraidon is mobile, and is controlled using a Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controller.[1]
Exhibition
The Toyota Miraidon model made its debut at the November 2023 edition of WakuWaku World.[1] It was later put on display for a limited time at the Tokyo Midtown Hibiya Atrium from March 15 - 17, 2024, from 11 AM until 9 PM each day. Visitors under the weight limit of 65 kg (143.3 lbs) are invited for a "test drive" to get their picture taken sitting on the motorcycle. Tickets into the exhibition are free, though the number of tickets are limited.[2]
The Toyota Miraidon model was also on display at the 2025 Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim, California, United States.[4] Visitors of the 2025 Pokémon World Championships are not allowed to sit on the model, however.[5]
The Toyota Miraidon Project model was exhibited together with the Honda Koraidon Project model at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show event from October 31 to November 9, 2025.[6]
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![Toyota Miraidon at the 2025 Pokémon World Championships[4]](https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/2/26/Toyota_Miraidon_Project_2025_Pok%C3%A9mon_World_Championships.jpg/96px-Toyota_Miraidon_Project_2025_Pok%C3%A9mon_World_Championships.jpg)
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Toyota Miraidon and Honda Koraidon at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show[7]
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![Toyota Miraidon and Honda Koraidon at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show[7]](/wiki/File:Toyota_Miraidon_Honda_Koraidon_JMS_2025.jpg)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 (March 29, 2024). "The TOYOTA MIRAIDON PROJECT Made Children’s Dreams Come True." The Pokémon Company Official Press Site.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Toyota PR Office (March 14, 2024). "想像することの楽しさとものづくりの力を伝える「トヨタミライドンプロジェクト」始動." PR Times (Japanese).
- ↑ (May 15, 2024). "An Actual Toyota Miraidon! Pokémon and Toyota Making Dreams Come True." Toyota Times News. Toyota Motor Corporation.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Post by Pokémon (pokemon.tumblr.com) on Tumblr. Posted on August 17, 2025.
- ↑ Chung, Jackson (August 17, 2025). "Toyota Miraidon Project Motorcycle Makes Appearance at 2025 Pokemon World Championships." TechEBlog.
- ↑ Tsuji, Taimu (October 28, 2025). "Toyota Miraidon and Honda Koraidon Make First Joint Appearance at JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2025." Japan Anime News powered by ORICON NEWS.
- ↑ (October 29, 2025). 【公式】ポケモン情報局 (@poke_times) on Twitter.
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